The Seagate Barracuda® 7200.7 Plus Ultra ATA/100 Internal Hard Drive boasts a high storage capacity of 160 GB, enabling users to store large amounts of data. Featuring an Ultra/100 interface, this internal hard drive delivers data transfer rates up to 100 MBps. It also offers a rotational speed of up to 7200 RPM and an average seek of just 8.5 ms for fast disk access. The incorporated SoftSonic™ motor offers whisper-quiet acoustics and enhanced reliability in a high-performance environment. It incorporates the enhanced S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology), which helps predict and prevent problems transparently before they affect the end user. In addition, the incorporated 3D Defense System™ provides comprehensive protection against handling damage and data loss. Ruggedly designed for reliable performance, the Barracuda 7200.7 Plus hard drive is an ideal choice for mainstream and high-performance PCs, as well as for entry-level ATA servers, PC gaming systems and home media servers.
May Not be the Largest, but Certainly the Quietest...and Fast
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Written By paulphoto
Date Written May 22 2004
Summary
My favorite large capacity hard drive is a 120GB. I used to run my computer under Windows 2000 (Win2k), the pre Service Pack version that does not support any drive larger than 137GB (since it cannot access space beyond that number). Therefore, a 120GB...
Strength
Quiet & smooth operation, fast data accessing, large capacity, reliable
Weakness
NONE
Bottom Line
For a quiet operation and large capacity hard drive, this is definitely the best one out there! I highly recommend it.
An idiot installs a hard drive - Wonders never cease
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Written By Ahab1973
Date Written Nov 09 2005
Summary
(Note) This review is written pretty much from the perspective of a computer idiot (hence the name of the review). I'm not familiar with most of the technical terms for hard drives. Specs don't mean much to me....although I can usually deduce which...
Strength
Reasonably fast - Quiet - Reportedly reliable - Reasonably priced.
Weakness
Installation may be a bit problematic
Bottom Line
Good build quality from a trusted name brand. How can you go wrong?
This Is The Best and Fastest EIDE Hard Drive That I Ever Owned
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Written By peterdmar
Date Written Jan 27 2005
Summary
This Seagate Barracuda 8 MB cache, 160 GB drive turn out to have the fastest speed that I ever tested using Sandra benchmarking utility of all the drives I previously owned. It was tested with a score of 48. It was purchased to replace the...
Strength
Fast and real quiet hard drive
Weakness
OEM hard drive, the five-year warranty is honored by the place of purchase only
Bottom Line
I would truly recommend this hard drive to anybody because of the lengthy warranty and being shipped well protected from shock damage unlike other brands
My drive was probably an anomaly but I received in in early February and was thrilled to have a huge FAST hard drive. It seemed to work well for about a week and a half. I did have some computer freezes during that time but I chalked it up to being...
Strength
They're sending me an SATA model as a replacement instead of the ATA that's bad.
Weakness
I object to the fact that I'm getting a remanufactured hard drive as a replacement.
Bottom Line
I sure hope my replacement (remanufactured, not new) drive works well; I'd like to enjoy the great products I keep reading about from Seagate.
This drive is extremely quite. I never even notice when it's working. I have to look down to see the led on the front of my computer to check. Seagate is also offering a huge 5 year warranty which is really good because hard drives tend to burn out. The...
Great warranty & quiet operation but crappy product...
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Written By addymin
Date Written Jul 27 2005
Summary
I'm a network admin for several companies and I have had now consistently bad experiences with Seagate drives (Barracuda-160 and Barracuda-40). The Barracudas are quiet and Seagate backs them with a nice 5-year warranty BUT this is my 4th drive that...
Strength
Nice 5-year warranty and quiet operation. Competitive pricing.
Weakness
Suspect quality control and assurance. Poor support of bad drives.
